by NIck Kelsh | Jan 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
#47. Anne Korte Gareau Anne said her daughter is graceful and she wanted to capture that grace in her senior portrait. I totally got that even before I read her caption. They may be under a rough and tumble overpass, but it’s swirling choreographed graffiti on the...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
#48. Dawn Lyons We’ve seen almost countless photographs of autumn leaves on this site over the years and it’s always inspiring when someone shows up with the same old subject matter and does something we’ve never seen. This is really cool. There it was, waiting to be...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
#49. Linda Smith It’s our second shaving photograph of the week. It’s Linda’s son showing his curious son how to shave. Someplace in the inner sanctum of the pyramids there must be some kind of hieroglyphic of this same situation…people have been recognizing this...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
#50. Nicki Heiser Schmidt We’ve never lost a photo subject here at HYPYL (that I know of) and I have to believe there’s a happy ending here someplace with this one. However they did this, it’s quite convincing. I think there are only two options: they faked it or...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
Honorable Mention / Alexander Kelsh As our car was being destroyed by fire Alexander came to me with this photo. “Isn’t this beautiful?!” he said. Well, yes and no. Regardless, this is quite a memory. Nice work, my Boy Scout son. You were calm and comforting in...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
Honorable Mention / Teddy Kelsh Teddy’s was in bed with yet another bang on the head concussion when I found this photo he took on my phone. Maybe getting FPOTD will relieve the pressure. These are two of his best friends in the whole world. Leave a comment below to...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 14, 2021 | Blog
Click to view photos As always, it was a pleasure to compile the best photographs of the year from the thousands of pictures you folks have submitted to my Fan Photo of the Day on our How to Photograph Your Life Facebook page. Finding the top 50 photographs and then...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Yesterday I posted 2020’s last FAN PHOTO of the DAY on our Facebook page—a lovely capture of a lovely end of year tradition. Every year Grandpa Tracy measures all of the grandkids to see how much they’ve grown. It’s all recorded there on the wall of his barn....
by NIck Kelsh | Mar 29, 2020 | Blog
(If you’ve landed here from my email, you can skip ahead to where that message left off.) I wish I were the person who could come up with the words that would make everything better for all of us. Sadly, getting from here to better is going to be a long haul,...
by NIck Kelsh | Feb 14, 2020 | Blog
Happy Valentine’s Day! I was thinking about what to write today, other than “I love you for being part of our wonderful How To Photograph Your Life community!” and “Be Mine Forever! ; ) (Of course I do love you for being part of our...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 14, 2020 | Blog, Uncategorized
1. Share your photographs more creatively. That is, share with people that you would never have shared with in 2019 or before. You are surrounded by them by the way. The man who is painting your kitchen, the folks at the flower shop, the doctor who did your knee...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 1, 2020 | 2019 Top 50 Fan Photo Post
#1. Kim MacDonald Cameron Manning the pipes? Is that Canadian for playing goal? It doesn’t make any difference. There’s so much heart in this photograph—on both sides of the camera. This is a glorious image. Here are Kim’s words: “While visiting the beautiful Lake...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 1, 2020 | 2019 Top 50 Fan Photo Post
2. Anna Shockley Many of you will be traveling today or tomorrow. The Thanksgiving journey is often as much a tradition as the meal. I realize that this little girl is probably not walking to Grandma’s house for Thanksgiving, but Anna and her daughter are both...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 1, 2020 | 2019 Top 50 Fan Photo Post
3. Kimberly Rickard Black First of all, you have to give it to the fun loving uncle, that’s one serious vertical leap. Very Impressive. But I think most of the story telling credit goes to our photographer, Kimberly. Her timing and composition are exquisite. That...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 1, 2020 | 2019 Top 50 Fan Photo Post
4. Terri Viola Terri came home with the goods. She’s got an incredible moment with an amazing facial expression on her beautiful granddaughter. That face is what it’s all about and that’s why I wanted to make it pop. I made it black and white, increased the contrast...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 1, 2020 | 2019 Top 50 Fan Photo Post
5. Mindy Kruhm Herrmann The little guy is so comfortable here that the vibe is that the big heavy monster is just making a new friend. The big guy is being so careful the boy doesn’t even need to use his hands to get on board. I guess maybe they’ve known each other...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 1, 2020 | 2019 Top 50 Fan Photo Post
6. Abbie Winter I’m not sure what kind of underwater technology Abbie used here (underwater cameras come in all kinds of pay grades) but the most important thing was that she positioned every one and every thing relative to the light to create an water world...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 1, 2020 | 2019 Top 50 Fan Photo Post
7. Rose Hinman Her words are enough. What could I possibly add? “Saying goodbye to grandpa. May God be with you today and until eternity.” Leave feedback on this photo below then click "next" below to continue the photo countdown... p.s. If photographs are the heart...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 1, 2020 | 2019 Top 50 Fan Photo Post
8. Lisa Sigurslid It’s true. I do love a good baseball photograph. And there is a soft spot at my house for a good picture of a catcher. In our experience catchers seem to have big hearts. The way these two have been isolated with a telephoto lens makes this so much...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 1, 2020 | 2019 Top 50 Fan Photo Post
9. Liz Sharp Griffin I don’t know these children. (Although sometimes I almost feel like I do.) But if you are lucky enough to be related to them, let’s say, this still photograph brings them alive in the way nothing else can—not even a video. There is so...
